Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963. McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits. The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc. Revised April, 2010

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Miniature of Musical Ensembles
Musical Ensembles
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    • Description: Adult choral and orchestra groups assembled on stage. Location old Edmunds High School auditorium, Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Photo #1.
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    Miniature of Cathedral High School - Orchestra
    Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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      • Description: 1957 photo of the Cathedral High School orchestra, with conductor Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the back row, left. A good balance of strings, woodwinds, and brass present, including a piano and sousaphone. Location is perhaps a ballroom with a stage. Ceiling appears decorated, and background is a forest scene.
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      Miniature of Cathedral High School - Orchestra
      Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: 1944 photo of the Cathedral High School orchestra, which seems to consist of brass, wind, and percussion players, with one cellist. Conductor Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) stands in the back row, right. Pearl St. entrance of the school is in the background. Photo #14.
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        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Orchestra
        Camp Abnaki - Orchestra
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          • Description: 1936 photo of the Camp Abnaki orchestra seated with their instruments. Photo #5.
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          Miniature of Burlington High School - Musical Events
          Burlington High School - Musical Events
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            • Description: 1961 group portrait of an adult musical assemble in robes with orchestra at Burlington High School on the stage at Edmunds. Photo #1.
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            Miniature of Cathedral High School - Orchestra
            Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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              • Description: 1942 photo of the Cathedral High School orchestra, with conductor Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the back row, left. A good balance of strings, woodwinds, and brass present. Unknown location, but one with curtains (painted?) and a bucolic scene as a background. Photo #9.
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              Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
              Burlington High School - Orchestra
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                • Description: 1954-1956 Burlington High School student orchestra.
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                Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
                Burlington High School - Orchestra
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                  • Description: 1954-1956 Burlington High School student orchestra.
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                  Miniature of Cathedral High School - Orchestra
                  Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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                    • Description: 1957 photo of the Cathedral High School orchestra, with conductor Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the back row, left. A good balance of strings, woodwinds, and brass present, including a piano and sousaphone. Location is perhaps a ballroom with a stage. Ceiling appears decorated, and background is a forest scene. Photo #2.
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                    Miniature of Musical Ensembles
                    Musical Ensembles
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                      • Description: Combined choral and orchestra groups assembled on and in front of stage. Location Edmunds High School building auditorum, Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Event may be All State.
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